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2. Arthur Koestler - Wikipedia

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   Arthur Koestler CBE (UK: / ˈ k ɜː s t l ər /, US: / ˈ k ɛ s t-/; German:; Hungarian: Kösztler Artúr; 5 September 1905 – 1 March 1983) was an Austro-Hungarian-born author and journalist. Koestler was born in Budapest , and was educated in Austria, apart from his early school years.

3. The Yogi and the Commissar - Wikipedia

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   In the title essay, Koestler proposes a continuum of philosophies for achieving "heaven on earth", from the Commissar at the materialist, scientific end of the spectrum, to the Yogi at the spiritual, metaphysical end. The Commissar wants to change society using any means necessary, while the Yogi wants to change the individual, with an emphasis ...

4. The Act of Creation - Wikipedia

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   The Act of Creation is divided into two books. In the first book, Koestler proposes a global theory of creative activity encompassing humour, scientific inquiry, and art. Koestler's fundamental idea is that any creative act is a bisociation (not mere association) of two (or more) apparently incompatible frames of thought. [1]

5. Category:Books by Arthur Koestler - Wikipedia

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   Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Pages in category "Books by Arthur Koestler" The following 16 pages are in this category, out ...

6. The Ghost in the Machine - Wikipedia

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   The book contributes also to the longstanding debate surrounding the mind–body problem and focusing in particular on René Descartes's dualism, in the form elucidated by Ryle. Koestler's materialistic account argues that the personal experience of duality arises from what Koestler calls a holon. The notion of a holon emerges from the ...

7. Arrival and Departure - Wikipedia

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   Written during the middle of World War II, Arrival and Departure reflects Koestler's own plight as a Hungarian refugee. Like Koestler, the main character, Peter Slavek, is a former member of the Communist party. [2] He escapes to "Neutralia," a neutral country based on Portugal, where Koestler himself had gone, and flees from there.

8. The Gladiators (novel) - Wikipedia

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   This is a common theme in Koestler's work and life. Koestler uses his portrayal of the original slave revolt to examine the experience of the 20th-century political left in Europe following the rise of a Communist government in the Soviet Union. He published it on the brink of World War II. Originally written in German, the novel was translated ...

9. Category:Arthur Koestler - Wikipedia

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   Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... (book) Arthur Koestler: The Story of a Friendship; B.